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IntroducedFeb 06, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 08, 2026
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Became LawApr 28, 2026
Maryland Senate Bill
Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment)
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 177
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 707
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 42
- Mr. President
- Feldman
- Hester
- Lewis Young
- Smith
- Attar
- Folden
- Hettleman
- Love
- Sydnor
- Augustine
- Gallion
- Jackson
- Mautz
- Waldstreicher
- Bailey
- Gile
- Jennings
- McCray
- Washington, A.
- Beidle
- Guzzone
- Kagan
- McKay
- Washington, M.
- Brooks
- Harris
- King
- Ready
- Watson
- Carozza
- Hayes
- Kramer
- Rosapepe
- West
- Charles
- Henson
- Lam
- Salling
- Zucker
- Corderman
- Hershey
NO: 0
YES: 129
- Joseline A. Peña-Melnyk
- Davis
- Johnson, A.
- Odom
- Stewart
- Acevero
- Ebersole
- Johnson, S.
- Palakovich Carr
- Stinnett
- Adams
- Edelson
- Jones, D.
- Pasteur
- Stonko
- Addison
- Embry
- Kaiser
- Patterson
- Szeliga
- Allen
- Fair
- Kaufman
- Phillips
- Taveras
- Amprey
- Feldmark
- Kerr
- Pippy
- Taylor
- Arentz
- Fennell
- Kipke
- Pruski
- Terrasa
- Arikan
- Fisher
- Korman
- Qi
- Toles
- Bagnall
- Foley
- Lehman
- Queen
- Tomlinson
- Baker
- Forbes
- Lewis
- Reilly
- Turner
- Barnes
- Fraser-Hidalgo
- Long, J.
- Roberson
- Valderrama
- Bartlett
- Ghrist
- Long, R.
- Rogers
- Valentine
- Beauchamp
- Griffith
- Lopez
- Rose
- Vogel
- Behler
- Guyton
- Mangione
- Rosenberg
- Watson
- Bhandari
- Guzzone
- Martinez
- Ross
- Wells
- Boyce
- Harrison
- McCaskill
- Ruff
- White Holland
- Buckel
- Hartman
- McComas
- Ruth
- Wilkins
- Chang
- Healey
- Metzgar
- Schindler
- Wims
- Charkoudian
- Hill
- Miller
- Schmidt
- Wivell
- Chisholm
- Hinebaugh
- Mireku-North
- Shetty
- Wolek
- Ciliberti
- Holmes
- Moon
- Simmons
- Woods
- Clippinger
- Hornberger
- Moreno
- Simpson
- Woorman
- Coley
- Howard
- Morgan, M.
- Smith
- Wu
- Conaway
- Hutchinson
- Morgan, T.
- Solomon
- Young
- Crutchfield
- Ivey
- Nawrocki
- Spiegel
- Ziegler
- Cullison
- Jacobs
- Nkongolo
- Stein
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 6
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 177
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Senate Concurs House Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (41-0)
- Passed Enrolled
- Apr 08, 2026 | House
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Health
- Favorable with Amendments {473626/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (129-0)
- Mar 27, 2026 | House
- Hearing canceled
- Hearing 4/01 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 24, 2026 | House
- Referred Health
- Hearing 3/31 at 1:00 p.m.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Finance
- Favorable with Amendments {873527/1 Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- Third Reading Passed (42-0)
- Feb 09, 2026 | Senate
- Hearing 2/24 at 1:00 p.m.
- Feb 06, 2026 | Senate
- First Reading Finance
Bill Texts
- Text - First - Mental Health Law - Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others - Definition (Right to Treatment)PDF
- Amendments {873527/1 Adopted (Senate)PDF
- Text - Third - Mental Health Law - Definition of Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others and Reports on Emergency Evaluation Petitions (Right to Treatment)PDF
- Amendments {473626/1 Adopted (House)PDF
- Text - Enrolled - Mental Health Law - Definition of Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others and Reports on Emergency Evaluation Petitions (Right to Treatment)PDF
- Text - Chapter - Mental Health Law - Definition of Danger to the Life or Safety of the Individual or of Others and Reports on Emergency Evaluation Petitions (Right to Treatment)PDF
Documents
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)PDF
- Vote - Senate - Committee - FinancePDF
- Video: FinanceHTML
- Video: HealthHTML
- Witness ListHTML
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Jasen, Debi
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Dima, Rania
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Yeiser, Bethany (CURESZ Foundation)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Kelley, Tam Lynne (Disability Rights Maryland)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Reyes, Ashlee (Treatment Advocacy Center)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Pogliano, Laura (Families for Treatment)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Liskin, Laurie
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Dickerson, Taylor (Maryland Psychological Association)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Coble, Annie (Johns Hopkins University & Medicine)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- michael, Rayetta (Help in the Home)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Martin, Dan (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Shears-Coates, Laura
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Nash, Philip
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Ireland, Emilienne
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Montaner, Liz
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- michael, Rayetta (Help in the Home)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Lang, Damian (Sheppard Pratt)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Clark, Ashley (Harris Jones & Malone, LLC)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Beck, Gina
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Gautam, Rishi (LifeBridge Health)
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- SNYDER, CHERIE (WAC)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Thompson, Mary Ann (St. Mary's County Detention and Rehabilitation Center)
- FIN Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Connors, Joanne
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Mehu, Natasha (Maryland Hospital Association)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Tilburg, Will (University of Maryland Medical System)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Gray, Michael (Tulipifera Strategies)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, UNF -- Livshin, Michelle (On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Edelman, Janet (Retired)
- FIN In Person - Oral Testimony, FWA -- Burton, Evelyn (Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance)
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Ready, Senator
- FIN Testimony, FAV -- Richardson, Dr. Charles
- FIN Testimony, UNF -- Williams, Esq., Krystal (Mental Health Division, OPD)
- FIN Testimony, FWA -- Wise, Steve (MedChi)
- FIN Testimony, N/A -- Testimony, All
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Dima, Rania
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Burton, Evelyn (Schizophrenia and Psychosis Action Alliance)
- HLT Testimony, INFO -- Rabbitt, Dan (Behavioral Health System Baltimore)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Martin, Dan (Mental Health Association of Maryland)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Ready, Justin (Maryland State Senate)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Reyes, Ashlee (Treatment Advocacy Center)
- HLT Testimony, FWA -- Liskin, Laurie
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Gray, Michael (Tulipifera Strategies)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Gautam, Rishi (LifeBridge Health)
- HLT In Person - Oral Testimony, FAV -- Speaks, Andrea
- HLT Virtual - Oral Testimony, FAV -- muhammad, sabah (Treatment Advocacy Center)
- HLT Testimony, FAV -- Williams, Krystal (MD Office of the Public Defender)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Livshin, Michelle (On Our Own of Maryland, Inc.)
- HLT Testimony, UNF -- Lynch, Meghan (Maryland Department of Health)
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